| police; police officer | (Min) house; bury; to place (Min) house; bury; to place; dispose | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬打厝) | 馬打 | 厝 | |
| simp. (马打厝) | 马打 | 厝 | |
馬打厝
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 警察局, 公安局 Mainland China | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 警察局, 警局 |
| Malaysia | 警察局 | |
| Singapore | 警察局 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 警察局, 警局 |
| Hong Kong | 差館, 警署, 警局, 差局, 狗屋 derogatory | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 馬打寮 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 警察局 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 警察局 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 警察局 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 警察局, 巡查局 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 警察局 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 巡查局 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 馬打寮 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 警察局 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | balai | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 馬打厝 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 兵局 | |
| Puning | 公安局 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 馬打寮 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 馬打厝 | |